17th Street Barbecue

"I have smoked hundreds of #s of pork shoulder and eaten my weight in it as well traveling on business. 17th Street pulled pork sandwich today was as good as any I have ever had. Perfectly moist and smokey, the bun was fresh with a generous portion of pork. The ribs have the perfect smoke with the expert tug off the bone texture. The brisket, cut from the flat, is moist, tender, smokey, excellent work!! I'm a fan of fried pickle spears over chips due to the high pickle to batter ratio. These pickle chips have a high pickle to batter ratio so they pass. Speaking of eating my weight on something, their bread pudding is the best! Even the sauce is perfect. The bread pudding is so good, I would drive here just for dessert!! Nachos also great, not mind blowing but still excellent. We tried all the sauces and all are worth taking home, which we did. I am so pleased to see 17th Street is still working at Championship level. Strong work, we'll be back!!"

"It was amazing! The atmosphere was so incredible. Everything was cleaned thoroughly. The food was very quick and delicious. The waitresses were very kind and likable. I would definitely recommend the Bread Pudding, it was my favorite!"

"Maybe I've been spoiled with good BBQ in the South, but I'm not much of a fan of this beloved barbecue joint. The building was easy to find from the signage. The interior was clean and what you would expect. The staff was warm and accommodating. I had really high hopes that the food would match. It's much drier than you would expect. The brisket was flavorful from the rub but broke in shards. Maybe that is the style here but it wasn't very nice. The pork was far beyond needing to be changed out in whatever is used for storage because of the dryness. Worst of all, I've never known pulled pork to be unseasoned. The sauces were okay. The fries were delicious and piping hot. The coleslaw could have been amazing but had bell peppers thrown in for some reason. Maybe I was wrong for visiting on a Monday, but with this many awards, I would expect to be knocked off my feet any time."

"Decided to stop here based on the reviews. Has a nice tavern style atmosphere. The employees are very friendly and attentive. Now the food...well for a place that have mid 4 star reviews I expected more. The grilled garlic bread was the best part of the meal. Brisket was dry and tough. The pulled pork was the better of the 2 meats but mediocre at best. I tried the Mac n cheese that was recommended but was not impressed with the overcooked noodles topped with shredded cheese. Last I tried the bread pudding. Well if you love bread pudding like I do then don't order this. It was a over cooked block. I hope this isn't the norm here and they just had a rough day due to the slow lunch. If it wasn't for the friendly service this is probably a 2 star. For a $30 bill I would keep driving."

"It was ok. Did a pickup order for a platter combo. And surprised that it came complete dry with no sauce on the side to speak of. For a BBQ place I would have assumed it came with some sauce options for the price. Meat was decent, juicy but a little disappointing. Sausage was spicy, but flavorful. Ribs were not good at all. Chewy and dry."